EC is definitely perking back up. The potential break up of Sirion really opens up a lot of possibilities. (They've already had two secessions.) And several realms are now putting themselves on the line to support/encourage the formation of more/smaller realms. Could be lots of fun, with a couple wars already in progress.
There is some war on AT, but I'm not convinced it will ever go anywhere. They're screwed up federated diplomacy bull!@#$, and everyone still too scared to take a stand. Caergoth and Suville are so far the only ones with the balls to try and do something. (Even if the Caergothians did wuss out and bring Tara with them.
) Tara and Strombran are still *federated* to each other, while trying to figure out ways to attack each other ...
War Island is fun. Lots of battles, and plenty of time to still get in on the action.
BT is ... well ... BT. If you've like it in the past, you'll probably still like it. Otherwise, probably not.
And welcome back, even if it's just for a quick forum browsing.
